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Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Many ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been called HMS Protector:
Five or six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis.
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:
Four ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Forward:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dove after the bird family Columbidae:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Redbreast, after the European robin.
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale:
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
